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The obvious losers in Stolt-Nielsen are parties who enter into arbitration agreements and who have small claims.

The Volokh Conspiracy » After Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp.: Deciding When Class Arbitration Is Permissible 2010

I think Stolt-Nielsen is an important decision for at least two reasons.

The Volokh Conspiracy » After Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp.: Deciding When Class Arbitration Is Permissible 2010

I think that this crucial fact should show that Stolt contemplated the charter would be used for class action suit because they had been engaged in super competitive conduct before and after it signed this charter with animalfeeds.

The Volokh Conspiracy » After Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp.: Deciding When Class Arbitration Is Permissible 2010

Stolt-Nielsen is the most interesting opinion of the term — to me.

The Volokh Conspiracy » After Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp.: Deciding When Class Arbitration Is Permissible 2010

Of course, the reason Mr. Ard invited me up to his home wasn't to admire the view but to listen while he and Louise Radin , a board member of the East 86th Street Association, and Veronica Stolt , another local resident and community activist, tried to persuade me that putting a garbage facility under their nose, both literally and in the olfactory sense, makes no sense.

Wading Into a Waste Case Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

Here, Stolt ADMITTED to the DOJ that it engaged in super-competitive pricing.

The Volokh Conspiracy » After Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp.: Deciding When Class Arbitration Is Permissible 2010

Stolt-Nielsen is the most interesting opinion of the term — to me.

The Volokh Conspiracy » After Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp.: Deciding When Class Arbitration Is Permissible 2010

The Stolt-Nielsen majority avoids that question by noting that only a plurality of the Court in Bazzle “decided that question” (whether “an arbitrator, not a court ... decide [s] whether a contract permits class arbitration”).

The Volokh Conspiracy » After Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp.: Deciding When Class Arbitration Is Permissible 2010

Here, Stolt ADMITTED to the DOJ that it engaged in super-competitive pricing.

The Volokh Conspiracy » After Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp.: Deciding When Class Arbitration Is Permissible 2010

I think that this crucial fact should show that Stolt contemplated the charter would be used for class action suit because they had been engaged in super competitive conduct before and after it signed this charter with animalfeeds.

The Volokh Conspiracy » After Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp.: Deciding When Class Arbitration Is Permissible 2010